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noun
A Shan chieftain, any of the mostly petty tributary princes of the Shan States on the east of Burma.
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Synonyms: chobwa, chobwah
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Burmese စော်ဘွား (caubhwa:), itself a loanword from Shan ၸဝ်ႈၽႃႉ (tsāo phâ̰a, “heavenly chief”).
